Barnes & NobleTiny Beautiful Things (10th Anniversary Edition): Advice from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed

A quick read

"For more than a decade, thousands of people have sought advice from Dear Sugar--the pseudonym of bestselling author Cheryl Strayed--first through her online column at The Rumpus, later through her hit podcast, Dear Sugars, and now through her popular Substack newsletter. Tiny Beautiful Things collects the best of Dear Sugar in one volume, bringing her wisdom to many more readers." With the release of the new series by the same title I wanted to read this highly talked about book by Strayed before watching the adaptation. The advice sought by Sugar's followers ranged from the extremely heavy to humorous, all handled with compassion, empathy and honesty. Though I found it hard to relate to most of the columns, a few did stand out with some nuggets of wisdom I'll bring into my day to day life. Strayed's advice comes more from her own experiences and storytelling than what may be offered by a professional which she readily admits to not be and sometimes can be long leaving some chapters hard to focus on. However, if you are a fan of Cheryl Strayed's previous works, I'd recommend giving this one a try.